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Edgar G. Ulmer's Citizen Kane, chronicling the rise and fall of an arch-heel (Zachary Scott) in high film noir style. Ulmer was a genius with the low budgets he was invariably given to work with, making the restrictions—of acting, scope, and script—into positive virtues through a perverse, minimalist style. An existential crisis is implied in every shaky camera movement. While not for all tastes, this is still some kind of a blasted masterpiece. 105 min. Sat 9/26, 3 PM, and Wed 9/30, 6 PM.
ByDave Kehr